ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Grenada’s National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, has secured a landslide victory in the general election, winning 14 of the 15 seats in the House of Representatives, according to preliminary results.

The New National Party (NNP), led by Emmalin Pierre, was reduced to a single seat from the six they held in the last parliament.

Dr Adrian Joseph succeeds ex-prime minister Dr Keith Mitchell as the St George’s North West member of parliament.

Dr Mitchell stepped away from representative politics ahead of the election.

Joseph will become the Leader of the Opposition in the new Parliament when it convenes.

The NDC received 37,369 votes, representing 61 per cent of the ballots cast.

The NNP secured 22,567 votes, while the Democratic People’s Movement received 1,189.

Preliminary figures show that 61,460 ballots were cast from a total of 97,031 eligible voters, representing a turnout of 63.3 per cent.

Recounts and certification of the results are scheduled to take place tomorrow.